What is the prefix meaning of in?
The prefix in, which means “in, on, or not,” appears in numerous English vocabulary words, for example: inject, influx, and insane.
What is the root word for in?
in- (1) word-forming element meaning "not, opposite of, without" (also im-, il-, ir- by assimilation of -n- with following consonant, a tendency which began in later Latin), from Latin in- "not," cognate with Greek an-, Old English un-, all from PIE root *ne- "not."
What is the Latin prefix in?
Other definitions for in (5 of 10)
a prefix of Latin origin meaning primarily “in,” but used also as a verb-formative with the same force as in-1 (incarcerate; incantation). Also il-, im-, ir-.